The amendments bring new requirements into force for vessels under Annex VI of the International Maritime Organization s (IMO) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) that Canada has negotiated with international partners.

The ABS environmental safety notation requires vessels to be compliant with all International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and all U.

He was speaking on the sidelines of the opening of the sixth regional steering committee meeting on implementation of Marpol (the name given to the standards and requirements adopted by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, governing the discharge of oil and other hazardous substances, and garbage).